They are Palace Purple, Verdun. I think they may have been part of a perennial plug collection and have been grown on in a coldframe for most of the year as they were tiny when they arrived. Like your Pulmonaria, it'll give me something to look at until I decide what else is going in there or the Spring bulbs appear. Sorry to hear about your niece's experience - that sort of thing is always extremely upsetting. By the way, can you or anyone else recommend a good supplier for Dierama? I really fancy trying some but haven't had much luck in finding them.

Evening. I managed to get out after 5, but only to take some pics.I'm really pleased with my fuchsias this year though now some are starting to loose their leaves. I'll be de leaving and hot dipping them next week in half term anyway.

Have sorted the seeds I still have- I get two magsweekly which give free seeds in the summer and with my tiny garden don't get to use them. The list will go on seed swap thread in a minute.

Hello everyone, have had really good day, trip up to the local nursery to get some compost, came back with the compost and bags of free woodchipping.On the way back got some honesty seeds that were just in the hedge. Stopped off at a farm, got some gorgeous free range eggs which tasted lovely

All the bulbs have been planted, unless I get some more which it's highly likely. Transplanted a lot of my self seeded forget me nots and deadheaded all the cosmos which are still going strong.

Went on a trip to hilliers GC today got to go to a different one to usual place, got a trolley and filled it with wet - got rained on slippery to handle heavy bags of compost and lawn dressing both 3 for 2 heavy to push around and a few plants in another trolley

Managed to get my free bulbs from garden mag offer from other GC- cyclamen coum pink before offer ends

Later in garden planted out the red tulips and some cyclamen winter ones - plants red pink and white and the corms and lots of plugs of primrose sunshine and covered with more bark - left over half bag from a few years ago still nice and bright now terracotta colour

Before

And after

oh and forgot to say got a nice cake to take away as that hilliers has a cafe, yummy cake

here it is

Really wanted to buy for front garden forget me knots but the GC not got any last year they did at this time of year but not this year

Good morning all It's been raining overnight - forecast is for warm with thundery showers - I want to get out there and cut down the runners and sow the Broad beans - do you think I'll get the chance or will it be soggy all day?